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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Io Dodds

A beloved local river is splitting Virginians. But it’s the Boy Scouts who are causing the real divide

AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

A Boy Scout group from Washington DC is under fire for silting up a scenic Appalachian river beloved by generations of Virginians.

The Maury River, which runs for 43 miles through the mountains north of Roanoke, Virginia, had one of its tributaries dammed in 1966 to create a lakeside campground for visiting Scout troupes from across the DC metro area.

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